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No. 390,598. Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

WITNESSES Lin 'NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

NELSON H. HILL, OF ROMEO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF TO LORING M.SMITH AND GEORGE W. BRABB, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 390,598, dated October2, 1888.

Application filed April 17, 1888. Serial No. 270,912. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NELSON H. HILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Romeo, county of Macomb, State of Michigan, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in RoadCarts; and I declare thefollowing to be afull, clear, and exact description of theinvention,such as will enable others. skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings,which form a part of this specification. Y

In the drawings, Figure 1 is aside elevation. Fig. 2 is a rear view, andFig. 3 a plan view, of a road-cart. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing howthe end of the spring is engaged with the forward end of the crate-bar.Fig. 5 is a detail view of the end of the shaft, showing its connectionwith the axle. Fig. 6 isaseparate view of the clip by which the springis secured to the axle. Fig. 7 is a variation.

In carrying out my invention, Arepresents theaxle; B, the shafts of myroad-cart.

O is the body or crate; D, the seat.

E is the seat-support. This seatsupport preferably crosses beneath theseat, or is 0th erwise pivoted to the under side of the seat, as shownin Fig. 2. The lower end of the support E is secured to the bolster F,and this in turn to the spring G. The ends of the spring are fastened bya bolt, 9, to the clip G, which is secured to the axle A, as shown inFig. 2, and projects back of the axle, so as to leave free space for thespring behind the axle. The shaft B is provided with shaft-irons B,which terminate at their lower ends in a clip, B which embraces theaxle.

H is a brace-rod which starts from the 1111- dcr side of the crossbarand at its lower end constitutes the plate of the clip B", and at therear is terminated in a step, H. It is thus observed that the shaftscome squarely down over the axle.

J is a spring beneath the singletree K. This Spring at its ends isterminated with an upright stem, J. (Shown in Fig. 4.) The side piecesof the crate O are formed of metallic pipe open at their forward ends atc to receive the stem J of the spring, and a cotter, e, secures thespring to the side pieces, 0. The stem J is provided with a series ofholes. By adjusting the stem J up or down the crate C may be raised orlowered, and so be adapted for a greater or less load, for it ismanifest that the farther back the seat is tilted about the 55. brace Ethe more the load will be carried back of the axle, and vice versa.

The bolt 71, which fastens the brace H to the shaft,simultaneouslysecures thereto the crosspiece I.

A road-cart of this construction is exceedingly simple. The Weight iswell balanced both forward and back ofthe axle. By using the clip G,(shown in Fig. 5,) the seat, being pivoted to the braces E, flexeseasily about the same under the action of the springs, and yet thedevice is very rigid against lateral sway.

Instead of making the clip G so as to project back of the axle it may beshaped as shown in Fig. 7, so that the spring G and its bolt g mayrestimmediately beneath the axle.

In that event the said brace E may be provided with a yoke, e, to spanthe axle. I would have it understood that this change is contemplated inmy invention. In the form 7 shown in Fig. 7 the arm 9 of the spring-clippasses beneath the clip which sustains the shaft and is supportedthereby.

Vvhat I claim is-- 1. In a road-cart, the combination, with the Soshafts, of a spring, J, terminating in depending ends J, in connectionwith the crate-bars O, the said ends J adapted to enter an orifice atthe end of said crate bars and secured therein, substantially as and forthe purposes described.

2. In a road-cart, the combination, with the shafts, of a spring, J',provided with depending ends J, and crate-bars O, of metallic piping,said ends J andsaid crate-bars adjust- 9O ably secured to each other,substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. In a road cart, the combination of the axle, the shafts, the clips G,secured to the axle and projecting rearward therefrom, the 5 spring G,supported in said clips at the rear of the axle, the holster F, thepivotal seatsupport E, the seat D, and the crate or body 0, adjnstablysuspended at its forward end from the shafts, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

NELSON H. HILL.

Vi t nesscs M. B. ODOGHERTY, SAMUEL THoMAs.

